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Council grants first-reading approval for three rezoning requests on Peach Orchard Road and Broad Street
Summary
Sumter County Council granted first-reading approval to three rezoning requests — RZ-25-03 (1940 Peach Orchard Rd.), RZ-25-04 (2615 Peach Orchard Rd.), and RZ-25-05 (3535 Broad St.) — aimed at unifying split zoning or aligning zoning with existing industrial/commercial uses; Planning Director Helen Roodman presented all three and staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval.
At its June 10 meeting, Sumter County Council granted first-reading approval to three separate rezoning requests intended to resolve split zoning or align parcels with historic or proposed uses.
Planning Director Helen Roodman presented RZ-25-03 for 1940 Peach Orchard Road, where co-owner Buddy Ward requested rezoning of roughly 3.47 acres from Agricultural Conservation (AC) to General Commercial (GC) to allow a proposed boat and RV storage facility and to eliminate split zoning on the 4.5-acre parcel. Planning staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval.
RZ-25-04, presented for 2615 Peach Orchard Road, was submitted by owner Craig Bell to rezone about 4.3 acres from General Commercial (GC) to Light Industrial-Warehouse (LI-W). The property includes a building historically used for light manufacturing/warehousing; the applicant proposed packaging and light manufacturing related to his hunting business. Planning staff noted the request aligns with the property’s existing structures and the 2040 Comprehensive Plan’s Military Protection Planning Area considerations.
RZ-25-05 covers a 2.44-acre portion of a 4.77-acre parcel at 3535 Broad Street owned by Nilesh Patel; the request would rezone that portion from Residential-15 (R-15) to General Commercial (GC) to unify zoning for a front-facing motel and rear mini-storage facility. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the rezoning.
Council moved and carried first-reading approval for each request by unanimous votes. Planning staff cautioned that approval of rezoning allows any use permitted under the new zoning classification, not just the uses presented by applicants.
